Take the ESP32-CAM, a board that started appearing on the market in early 2019. On paper, the thing is amazing: an ESP32 with support for a camera and an SD card, all for less than $10.

Yes, the Arduino IDE does support most ESP32 dev modules via add-on libraries. The ESP32 is clocked much higher than an ATMEGA328 (Uno) and many ESP32 chips also have both WiFi and Bluetooth.

There are already many cheap ESP32 drones on AliExpress, or you can even make an ESP32 DIY drone for about $12, but ...